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Police have plans for Cupecoy/Mullet Bay areas
PHILIPSBURG - Due to the crime in the Mullet Bay and Cupecoy area, plans are being made for more police officers to be deployed in the community. The police department met with representatives of the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine on Wednesday as part of its preparation to service the area. The meeting was held in the form of an information session. Police spokesman Inspector Ricardo Henson said the information session was held together with security companies in St. Maarten where ideas and concerns of the security forces were conveyed to the school.[More....]
French Couple Robbed at Gun Point.
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Philipsburg: --- On Friday March 26th a French couple presently on vacation on St Maarten, filed an official complaint with the Special Robbery Unit stating that they were victims of an armed robbery. The couple told police a car that was driving behind them at approximately 02.00 a.m. on Rhine Road in the vicinity of Mullet Bay hit their vehicle in the rear.[More....]
The dilapidated buildings of Mullet Bay Resort.
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Philipsburg:--- The St. Maarten Pride Foundation has sent a letter to the executive council regarding the dilapidated buildings in Mullet Bay. Following is the letter. The Sint Maarten PRIDE foundation has been paying attention to the recent developments surrounding the visit of Mr. Ansari to the Island and to the public outcry demanding that something must be done about the ruins of the old Mullet Bay Resort. [More....] As one of St. Maarten’s foremost environmental organizations, the foundation is hereby adding its voice to the public’s demands that the dilapidated buildings at Mullet Bay need to be demolished and that the area needs to be cleaned. Mullet Bay Resort was once Sint Maarten’s Flagship hotel, destroyed by hurricane Luis in 1995. The island as a whole and its tourism product was massively destroyed by hurricane Luis. Despite the hardships of the hurricane aftermath, the island has been rebuilt with the hard work of many in our community bringing the island back on the tourist map, with the exception of the Mullet Bay owner. We are now 14 years later, and the ruins of the old Mullet Bay Resort stand as ugly eyesores, many painted with graffiti along the Rhine Road. St. Maarten Pride Foundation is hereby requesting that your Council requires Mr. Ansari to demolish the remaining ruins at his expense. Many of our return visitors have commented over the years about the derelict state of the area, many of them have written letters to the newspapers, made comments on tourism websites as well as social networking sites. Pride Foundations is of the opinion that the current state of the Mullet Bay area with its derelict buildings is an eyesore and diminishes the value of our tourism product as a whole. While our taxpayer’s money is being spent on marketing campaigns to promote a beautiful paradise, our visitors have to pass through the Rhine Road and witness an area that resembles a war zone. The Sint Maarten PRIDE foundation is reminding Government that we have legislation that can be used to force the owner to demolish his derelict buildings and clean up the area; The island waste management (Afvalverordening Sint Maarten) Artikel 28a states the following: “Het is de eigenaar van enig onroerend goed verboden: a. dit goed geheel of ten dele aan te wenden of de aanwending daarvan te gedogen voor het opslaan van onbruikbare of aan hun bestemming onttrokken voertuigen, vaartuigen, of vliegtuigen of onderdelen daarvan, oud metaal, glas, afbraak, afval, puin of andere oude materialen”. The island waste management (Afvalverordening Sint Maarten) Artikel 35: “1. Indien het bestuurscollege bij een aangetekend schrijven aan de eigenaar of gebruiker heeft verklaard dat de toestand van enig onroerend goed naar zijn oordeel vervuild of gebrekkig is, is de eigenaar verplicht binnen de door het bestuurscollege te bepalen termijn de door dat college voorgeschreven maatregelen uit te voeren. 2. Onverminderd het bepaalde in het eerste lid is de eigenaar of gebruiker van enig onroerend goed verplicht te gedogen de maatregelen die de door of vanwege het bestuurscollege aangewezen ambtenaar ter bescherming van het milieu noodzakelijk acht en hem ter uitvoering van deze maatregelen toegang te verlenen”. Sint Maarten PRIDE foundation is of the opinion that our Island Government should no longer tolerate and entertain Sun Resort’s refusal to clean up their derelict buildings as their inaction is not based on lack of finances or resources, but rather appears to be one of disrespect to the people of Sint Maarten, our laws and our tourism product. St.Maarten PRIDE foundation is also advocating that the area remains free from residential, commercial and Industrial development for a period of 15 years after the demolition. This small island has seen rampant development in the past 10 years and it would be wise to implement a large scale building moratorium until, police and security, sewage, environmental management, roads and infrastructure along with drainage issues have been planned out well by our government. The Mullet Bay area is the last open green zone on the Western side of the island and should be promoted for eco-sports and leisure activities, such as golf, tennis, biking, rollerblading, running/jogging, kayaking and of course beach activities. Sint Maarten PRIDE foundation hopes that government will use our existing laws in order to force Sun Resorts to clean up their mess and current derelict buildings. Without doing such, our government will be setting a negative example by allowing a development group to violate our laws to the detriment of our people and our main source of income Tourism.
MULLET BAY'S DEBRIS
MULLET BAY’S DEBRIS
It would seem as if many people and organizations are making use of the fact that the owner of Sunresorts/Mullet Bay is on the island to say the Mullet Bay buildings should be torn down and while I agree with that in principle, so far I have only seen one proposal as to what should be done with the debris once the buildings have been torn down.
While in a hurricane everything that is now there may not fly about, once demolished it will have become loose debris which will definitely blow about in a storm. So some proper manner needs to be set up for all that debris. I also think that the French side should help in this matter, since many, many people from the French side have earned a living at Mullet Bay, in other words, they hade jobs there when the French could not provide them.
Prevention rather than cure suggested for obesity
The Daily Herald - PHILIPSBURG--The level of obesity in the Netherlands Antilles is alarming and warrants immediate action from all involved, parliamentarian Jacqueline Spencer (PAR) said Thursday when the parliamentary committee on obesity presented its report “Obesity the Silent Epidemic in the Netherlands Antilles” to health stakeholders in St. Maarten.
The need for the focus to shift from cure to prevention of this chronic ailment was also emphasised.
Spadaro: The embarrassment of Mullet Bay must be addressed
MAHO--President and CEO of the Maho Group Saro Spadaro supports the petition protesting the poor state of Mullet Bay which was launched recently by some concerned residents and says the embarrassment of Mullet Bay’s poor appearance must be addressed and brought to a decisive close. “The Maho Group and I personally support this petition and effort to clean up the Mullet Bay area. The dilapidated buildings should once and for all be demolished and this region of our beautiful island must be on its way to its former pristine status. The embarrassment of Mullet Bay’s poor appearance must be over,” Spadaro said Thursday.[More....]
Mangroves of Mullet
Just came across this while browsing for something else and though it might be a good time to bring it back into the light.
Commissioner Marlin meets with Ansary of Sun Resorts
PHILIPSBURG - Leader of Government, Commissioner William Marlin, said he was pleased with the outcome of a meeting he had with Ambassador Hushang Ansary during his recent visit to the island. We discussed a wide range of issues relevant to St. Maarten, the Commissioner said. The first issue we discussed was the University of St. Martin, that has always been close to the Ambassador’s heart, as one of its founding fathers and patrons over the past 20 years.[More....]
Marlin Says Meeting with Ansary was fruitful
SMNN - Leader of Government, Commissioner William Marlin, said he was pleased with the outcome of a meeting he had with Ambassador Hushang Ansary during his recent visit to the island. We discussed a wide range of issues relevant to St. Maarten, the Commissioner said.
The first issue we discussed was the University of St. Martin, that has always been close to the Ambassador’s heart, as one of its founding fathers and patrons over the past 20 years. We discussed the current state of the financial situation of the University and the critical importance of its future role in the development of St. Maarten. For the University of St. Martin to survive, the assistance of the Ambassador was needed now more than ever, the Commissioner of Education said.
